Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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